GCPCKJ Troubled Waters (Traditional Cache) in Maine, United States created by robt

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GCPCKJ ▼

A cache by robt Message this owner

Hidden : 6/23/2005

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Size: Size: small (small)

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This cache is located near Orr's and Bailey Islands

This is a nice sea side drive, with lots of nice places to stop off and hike, fish, bike or boat. The options are limitless. :) Also is a very cool Cribstone bridge. More on the bridge from (visit link)

Beware Alot of geomugglers can be around here.

Parking. There is a pull off on the eas side of 24, also there is a parking lot on the west side by this cache but there is a sign stating that there is a $5 use charge for that area. I have been told by some that they seem to leave you alone if you are looking around the bridge and not useing the beach or boat launch but the sign does goup on weekends.

CRIBSTONE BRIDGE

One of the most notable structures to be made of local granite was the 1,120 foot long cribstone bridge that was built in 1927 to join Orr's and Bailey's Islands in Harpswell. This bridge, which is now on the National Register of Historic Places, allows the strong tide to flow through its openwork abutments; it is thought to be the only one of its kind in the world. 'Me 12 foot granite slabs, which are only held in place by gravity, were split from the Ledge that runs through North Yarmouth-Pownal line, and both towns can rightly claim to have supplied the stone. It was shipped by wagon, then by stone-sloop from Marsh Landing where Route 1 crosses the West branch of Cousin's River in Yarmouth. This was one of the last large contracts for local granite. (Photo Maine Dept. of Transportation.)

Before Route l was built across the marshes, granite was loaded at Davis's Landing on the County Road to Freeport, the sloops being towed up there stem first at high tide.

John Neal, a Portland lawyer and writer, built some handsome Greek Revival style townhouses on State St. in Portland, buying the North Yarmouth granite quarry in 1836 to produce the carefully worked stone for his project. This is the first documented use of the granite.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx oruvaq gur jnyy

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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